Safety-hook.



J. A. SCHROYER & J. E. THORP.

SAFETY HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.23,1912.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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JAMES A. SCI-IROYER AND JAY E. 'IHORP, 01? IRA, IOWA.

SAFETY-HOOK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES A. Sonnornn and JAY E. THORP, citizens of the United States, residing at Ira, in the county of Jasper, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety- Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wagon seats, and has particular reference to a device for holding the seat securely to the wagon.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple device of this character whereby a wagon may be quickly dumped without danger of the seat sliding to the back of the wagon or falling therefrom.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and with particular reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the wagon box and seat showing our invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4. is an enlarged elevation of the hook.

llteferring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents one side of the wagon box, and 11 the bar or frame which supports the seat by means of the springs 13, and to which bar our invention is adapted to be secured.

Our invention comprises a flat intermediate portion 14, a hook 15 being formed on one end and turned in one direct-ion for engagement over the upper edge of the side 10 of the wagon box, while a similar hook 16 is formed on the opposite end and turned in the opposite direction, and receives the bar 11 therein, said hook 16 being adapted to be secured to said bar. Formed in the intermediate portion 14: is an elongated slot 17, and secured at one end to the said por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 23, 1912.

Patented Sept. 2,1 913.

Serial No. 727,417.

tion 14 below the lower end of the slot, by means of rivets is a spring 18. The upper or free end of the spring normally projects a slight distance through the slot 17 toward the side of the wagon box, and is provided on its terminal end with the biting teeth 19, these teeth being adapted to bite into the lower face of the reinforcing metal strip 20, which is easily secured on the upper edge of the wagon box, this strip usually extending a slight distance on each side.

Secured to the springs is an outwardly extending thumb-piece 21, by means of which the spring 18 may be disengaged from the plate 20 to permit the seat to be lifted from the wagon. The thun'lb-piece being disposed under the seat, is out of the way, and there is no danger of the same catching in the clothes or robes, which might release the 813F111".

The engagement of the spring with the strip 20 prevents the seat falling from the wagon box, when the wagon is tilted to dump a load, and by engagement of teeth 19, the seat is prevented sliding toward the rear of the wagon, thus respectively holding the seat in proper position.

What is claimed is:

In a wagon seat retainer, a double hook member adapted for engagement over the edge of a wagon box and to support the seal, said double hook member having elongated slots, a leaf spring secured to the hook member and projecting slightly through the end of the slot, the end of the leaf spring having biting teeth for engagement with the under face of the reinforcing metal strip of the wagon box, and a thumb-piece on the spring for releasing the spring from engagement with the said strip.

In testimony whereof, we allix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. SCIIROYER. J AY E. TIIOPI'.

WVitnesses 1 L. F. RICHARDSON, ALLEN Jnrmnns.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C." 

